Flying machine



Jan. 291, 1924 1,482,243 J. MONTELLS FLYING MACHINE Filed 0:31.. 18 1922 JIM? ohms I provide Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

STATE AIME MONTELLS, or New YORK, v. Y.

FLYING- MAQHIN E.

Application filed October 18, 1922. Serial No. 595,272.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAIME MoNrEnLs, a subjectof the King of Spain, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flying Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to flying machines, having particular reference to a flying machine utilizing to partially sustain it'in the air.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel flying machine of this type provided with lifting and propelling helices, the invention having for a further object to provide a simple means for pelling helices.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings', and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

. Fig. 1 of the drawings is a side view of my improvedflying machine. I

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line- 2-2 of Fig.,1

s Fig. 3 is a plah'view of the control 'valve, omitting the operating handles.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the valve and its operating mechanism, the valve casing being shown in longitudinal section.

Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view thereof taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

In constructing my improved flying maan elongated gas bag 10 which may be of the non-rigid type, this bag being of just sufiicient size to sustain the machine when the latter is fully equipped. Fitted around the lower portion of the bag 10 is a horizontal rail connected the upper ends of the inclined struts 12 whose lower ends are fastened to an elongated cabin 13 for. crew and pans sengers. Attached at their upper ends to the bag 10 in any suitable maner are pairs of ropes 14 which extend downwardly on opposite sides thereof, the two ropes of each pair being united at their lower ends to a sin le rope 15 which extends downward and is astened to the top. of the cabin 13.

effecting a relative control 'of the said lifting and pro- 11 which extends. completely therearound. To this rail are These ropes act both to suspend the cabin, and also, by holding the rail 11 in tight contact with the gas bag 10, prevent swaying4 of the cabin.-

or raising and lowering my improved flying machine I provide a series of four helical propellers 18 which are supported by brackets 19 on the struts 12. These propellers 18 have fixed thereto turbine wheels 20 ofusual construction. For driving the machine I provide the fore and aft helical propellers 21 suitably supported by cross braces such as 22 and having fixed thereto turbine wheels 23 of ordinar construction.

For driving these propellers'I provide a steam boiler 25, preferably heated by oil, and from which steam is delivered to the respective turbine 20 and 23 through two main leads 26,27 having suitable branches such as 28, 29 leading to the respective turbine wheels, the flow of steam through these leads being controlled by a novel valve device i'lustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5.

As there shown a pair of axially alined plugs 30, 31 are rotatable in a casing 32 and have ports 33 and 34 leading therethrough. These ports are adapted to both communicate at one end with a manifold chamber 35 suitably connected to the steam boiler 25 and at their opposite ends with the respective pipes 26 and 27. These ports are normally positioned at such an angle with respect to one another that one closes as the other opens, so that the steam supply to the lifting propellers is throttled down when the supply to the driving propellers increases, and woe versa.

These plugs 30, 31 are provided with projecting stems 38 on which are elongated gears 39 engaged by other gears 40 on a telescopic shaft consisting of outer and inner sections 41 and 42, this shaft having a hand lever 43 thereon for purposes of rotation. I also provide means whereby the relative angular ositioning of the ports 33, 34 may be varied? As here shown a pin 45 on the outer shaft section 42 engages in a helical groove 46 in the inner section 41. Formed on the two shaft sections are flanges 47 between which engages a double ended cam 48 fixed on the upper end of a short vertical shaft 49 on whose lower end is a bevel gear 50 meshing with a like gear 51 on one end of a horizontal shaft 52 on whose opposite end is a worm gear 53 engaged by a worm pinion 54 on the lower end of a vertical shaft 55 on whose upper end is a handwheel 56. A tension spring 57 holds the flanges pressing against the cam 48.

' in cases where the exigencies of control require the angular positioning of the ports 33, 34 to be varied the same can be readily done by turning wheel 56, without interfering with the operation by lever 43.

It will he understood of course that various change and modifications might be made in the precise construction and also that the control valve might be used for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and'desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a flying machine, a gas bag, a cabin suspended. therefrom, lifting and driving propellers, turbine wheels fixed to the various propellers, means for directin a fluid under pressure on the turbine whee and a valve for controlling the said fluid and adapted to inversely vary the supply of fluid to the two sets of propellers.

2. In a flying'machine, a gas'hag, a cabin suspended therefrom, lifting and driving propellers, turbine wheels fixed to the various propellers, means for directing a fluid under pressure on the turbine wheels, and a valve for controlling the said fluid and adapted to inversely vary the supply of fluid to the two sets of propellers, said valve comprising apair of axially alined on said plugs, elongated plugs having angularly ofiset ports extending therethrongh, and a common operating lever for said plugs.

3. A control valve comprising a casing, apair of rotary plugs therein, having ports therethrough, means for rotating said plugs in unison, and means for varying their relative angular positioning.

4. A' control valve comprising a casing, a pair of alined rotary plugs therein stems on said plugs, elongated gears on said stems, a telescopic shaft extending parallel to said plugs, gears on the respective sections of the said shaft engaging with the said elongated gears, one of said sections having a helical groove and the other a pin engaging in said groove, and means for moving the respective sections axiall on one another.

5. A control v ve comprising a casing, a pair of alined rotary plugs therein stems gears on said stems, a telescopic shaft extending parallel to said plugs, gears on the respective sections of the said shaft engaging with the said elongated gears, one of said sections having a helical groove and the other a. pin engaging in said groove, and means for moving the respective sections axiall on one another,

comprising flanges on the respective sections, a double ended cam engaging hetween said flanges, and a tcnsionqaring connected to the respective sections.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

JAIME MONTELLS. 

